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17 March 2011

Escaping the Tsunami on Her Bicycle

83 year-old woman outraced the tsunami on her bicycle. Amazing.

Via @pickledtreats on Twitter.

Put here by Colville-Andersen at 10:52

tags: "elderly cyclists", citizen cyclists, japan, tsunami

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40 years ago Copenhagen was just as car-clogged as anywhere else but now 41% of the population arriving at work or education do so on bicycles, from all over the Metro area. 56% of Copenhageners themselves use bicycles each day. They all use over 1000 km of bicycle lanes in Greater Copenhagen for their journeys. Copenhagenizing is possible anywhere.

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